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Report: Alliance to End Plastic Waste’s Progress Slow, Clearer Targets Needed

Environment + Energy Leader

The Planet Tracker analysis finds the group is significantly short of its initial waste diversion and recycling goals and says it needs to be more transparent with its results. The post Report: Alliance to End Plastic Waste’s Progress Slow, Clearer Targets Needed appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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UK energy crisis sparks rush for firewood despite air pollution fears

New Scientist

People are buying up firewood and installing wood-burning stoves to heat their homes to reduce the impact of the hike in UK energy prices

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Boston Materials Joins Trend of Building Sustainable Headquarters

Environment + Energy Leader

The custom designed facility provides a manufacturing footprint that can support nine-digit revenues, enabling a bigger production scale. The post Boston Materials Joins Trend of Building Sustainable Headquarters appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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Warming Trends: Climate Insomnia, the Decline of Alpine Bumblebees and Cycling like the Dutch and the Danes

Inside Climate News

A column highlighting climate-related studies, innovations, books, cultural events and other developments from the global warming frontier. By Katelyn Weisbrod Almost 70 percent of Americans have struggled to fall asleep or stay asleep because of anxieties around climate change and environmental issues, a recent survey found. The issue seems to be more pronounced for young people.

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Manufacturing Sustainability Surge: Your Guide to Data-Driven Energy Optimization & Decarbonization

Speaker: Kevin Kai Wong, President of Emergent Energy Solutions

In today's industrial landscape, the pursuit of sustainable energy optimization and decarbonization has become paramount. Manufacturing corporations across the U.S. are facing the urgent need to align with decarbonization goals while enhancing efficiency and productivity. Unfortunately, the lack of comprehensive energy data poses a significant challenge for manufacturing managers striving to meet their targets.

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Sustaining The Serpentine Barrens Conference-Tour Oct. 18-19 In Chester County

PA Environment Daily

DCNR, Natural Lands, West Chester University and their partners are hosting a two-day Sustaining the Serpentine Barrens Conference on October 18-19 in Chester County. On October 18 participants will meet at West Chester University for indoor presentations and updates followed by a tour of the nearby Unionville serpentine barrens to view recent restoration activities.

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VA Repeatedly Denies Claims for Camp Lejeune Toxic Exposure: Camp Lejeune Justice Act of 2021 Might Help

Climate Change Blawg

For close to a century, the US army’s practice of storing toxic substances on or nearby its active bases across the country has exposed millions of troops stationed with their families to severe health hazards with lasting consequences. North Carolina’s Camp Lejeune is arguably the most infamous instance of widespread toxic contamination on US military […].

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Bay Journal: 'Precision' Stream Conservation In 6 PA Counties Gets Federal Funding

PA Environment Daily

By Ad Crable, Chesapeake Bay Journal An initiative to “rapidly delist” 18 polluted streams in six Pennsylvania counties that drain to the Chesapeake Bay can soon kick into high gear with nearly $10 million in federal funding. The Chesapeake Conservancy and 13 partners have more than 30 farms lined up to put practices in place that will help address water quality issues and wildlife habitat concerns in Huntingdon, Centre, Clinton, Lycoming, Union and Snyder counties in the central part of the sta

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Saturday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips 9.3.22

PA Environment Daily

Are You Telling Your Story? House returns to session September 12, 13, 14 -- Committee Schedule Senate returns to session September 19, 20, 21 -- Committee Schedule TODAY’s Calendar Of Events -- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Monitors Hydrologic Conditions Across The Basin; Including Oil & Gas Operations [PaEN] -- Scranton Times: PA American Water Urges Customers To Conserve Water -- Penn State To Hold Cancer And The Environment Symposium Sept. 29; No Information Yet On Whether Oil &